True, but there have always been a variety standards of sportsmanship across sports. Running sports traditionally have pretty high expectations of conduct, and tbh I like it that way.
Va Tech loses Track championship due to taunting
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True, but there have always been a variety standards of sportsmanship across sports. Running sports traditionally have pretty high expectations of conduct, and tbh I like it that way.
Don't you get it? Sports are all about class, sportsmanship, acting like a stiff 100% of the time. Never show any emotion at any point.
Then afterwards we all get in a circle & sing kumbaya. And we sing it with class. Class I say!
Right. I'm fine with what happened to the track guy.
I'm also fine that neither Clark or Angel were penalized for their taunting.
I think it's tacky, but it's part of basketball.
I'm sorry if the issues are too complex for you to understand beyond "their girl bad, our girl good."
I was with you until your last sentence. You just can't help yourself with ad hominem attacks. I am comfortable with our relative abilities to process complex fact patterns, and will leave it at that.
When did Clark taunt anyone? She did make a "you can't see me" gesture, yes. But she was well away from any opponent and on her way to Iowa bench at the time. She did not, to my knowledge, ever get up in someone's face with any type of taunt. Context matters.
What Reese did, particularly as she pursued Clark, was quite similar to the track guy that got disqualified. If Reese had made a celebratory gesture while back at her bench, etc, no one would know, nor would they care.
I find it amusing that you are opposed to ad hominem attacks considering most of the previous thread about it was attacks on me.
Right, your girl good, other girl bad.
I'm familiar with the position you all hold.
I mean, I'm not perfect but I try not to do that. Perusing that thread I think the worst things I said were that you (1) have an issue with conflation, and that (2) all you could do in that thread was commit logical fallacies and use haha emojis. Both were fair assessments, but perhaps should have been left unstated.
Yes, the correct position to anyone with eyes
Well, we are both confident in our position so typically some shade gets thrown around.
I honestly find it amusing how worked up you all get over the fact that I see actions as similar.
Hence the laughing.
what a world we live in where not following the rules is controversial. Stupid move, just response. The fact that this hurt his team is great.
Hmmm...you appear to stubbornly refuse to take into account the differing contexts of the two unrelated instances. OK, carry on.
I guess I never took you for a guy that likes sports. Your commentary often seems strained and forced.
In track and field you are allowed to show a lot of emotion. But that emotion should be in celebrating victory or suffering in defeat. Even showboating is readily accepted if it is an outward display to the crowd. Usain Bolt was a heck of a showboater, but he is beloved because he played to the crowd who celebrated his greatness.
We also celebrated with FloJo, Michael Johnson, Carl Lewis, Gail Devers, etc.
This going after another competitor is absolutely not acceptable on the track. And likely will come back and bite you at some point in the future. Either a DQ like this case, or the competitor doing everything to beat you the next time.
I bet if track guy waved his hand in front of his face or any other taunting while over by his team mates it wouldn’t have been called. Doing it in someone’s face is a different story. Both are uncalled for. One is different than the other.
I agree that it might not have been a penalty.
I agree the both are uncalled for.
I do not buy the revisionist history that Clarke was directing it at her bench so that you all can feel ok about it.
I also acknowledge that it's part of basketball culture.
So Clark was lying when she said she did it to one of her coaches before the South Carolina game?
Clarke also didn't do it right in anyone’s face either. But that’s enough on that subject.
This is why the ncaa is patheticFreshman won the 400 by a few strides and then turned and talked trash to the 2nd place finisher. Was deemed "misconduct" and they lost all 10 points for the win, dropping them from 1st to 5th.
Ooopsie!
Controversy Unfolds As Virginia Tech Loses ACC Championship Over Taunting Disqualification
As direct result of a disqualification for "misconduct," Virginia Tech Track & Field finished fifth at the ACC Championship instead of first.www.outkick.com
If you run for an NCAA team, you play by their rules.
You like taunting?
It's very similar to when I use to make fun of Famous Jameis for stealing crab legs, and all you Noles got your panties in a bunch every darn time. Made me laugh a lot.
I like people talking shit during sports, makes it better. Obviously you can go over board but this is nothing lol.
Honestly, track is an endeavor where confidence and non vocal intimidation plays a part prior to the starting line.
If the governing body does not tolerate post race show outs is up to said body.
And when that same track guys shoots someone in a drive by because he was " disrespected ", you'll likely blame the gun...
JFC man this is ridiculous. Fùcking just admit you’re wrong on this.
But I'm not. You all are homers. It's perfectly understandable.
Holy fućk. I can’t believe people need to be told to do this exercise… imagine Iowa is up 20 with nearly no time on the clock and Caitlin Clark is stalking Angel Reese with taunts.
Take five fücking seconds and imagine that. You don’t think Clark would be the object of much (deserved) criticism?
Shit, with the makeup of Iowa roster, people would be wondering if Caitlin doing such a thing was suspicious of some possible racism.
Nobody is mad at Angel Reese for talking trash. It’s the circumstances. And it’s that Caitlin hadn’t talked trash to or provoked Reese.
For fúck sakes, context matters. Quit with this stupid fûcking false equivalency bullshit.
Right, you girl was innocent - just having fun with her bench.
Their player was a monster stalking your fresh faced star.
I'm familiar with the argument. It was repeated about 250 times in the other thread.
Belemnole didn't bring this up again. Someone else who was still salty about the other tread did.
I'm more than happy to let it die. Don't quote me and I won't reply.
